Chinese New Year
“Celebrating Diversity & Building a Sense of Belonging” Lunar New Year Celebrations 2025
On 28th January 2025, Yangzheng Primary School ushered in the Year of the Snake with a host of activities which are planned for the students using the “Head, Hand and Heart (3H)” approach because we believe that values & beliefs cannot just remain as head knowledge. As part of the celebrations, the students wore red to school, making the atmosphere more vibrant and celebratory.
To kick-start the entire celebration, our Principal Mrs Lim-Foo performed the ‘Dotting the Eyes of the Dragon’ ceremony to ceremonially awaken and bring the dragon to life. Following that, our students were thrilled by an amazing Dragon Dance performance by our Yeung Ching Alumni as they set everyone’s hearts palpitating with excitement.
Following that, Mrs Lim-Foo presented couplet of blessings to each of our P6 classes, wishing our graduating cohort all the very best for their PSLE. She then gave out red packets to our Operational Support Staff and contract cleaners, wishing them good health for the New Year.
Next, the results of the CNY Best Decorated Classroom competition were revealed. All classes had put in their finest efforts in the competition, putting up gorgeous festive decorations to liven up the CNY atmosphere in the school. There were so many well-decorated classrooms that the judges had a difficult time to pick the winners this year. The following are some of the stunning decorations by the winning classes:
Our talented students put up a stellar performance and brought festive joy to the audience. We had the Chinese Dance and Guzheng CCA groups showcasing their best efforts in this celebration. This year’s concert was also brightened by two adorable CNY performances put up by our MOE Kindergarten K1 and K2 students.
In the concert, games continued to be included for the students to learn about Chinese New Year in an engaging and fun way. It was great joy to see students of different races, coming together to understand Chinese culture and traditions.
The concert included jovial Chinese New Year wishes by our school leaders, staff and students. It ended on a high note with mass singing. At the same time, our school leaders also gave each staff a pair of mandarin oranges as part of the Chinese tradition which signifies blessing of prosperity upon the recipient. It was a vibrant Chinese New Year Celebrations this year and it was wonderful to see the students’ involvement and excited faces today.
As part of the celebrations, students were engaged in CNY craftwork activities in the class. It was really heartening to see students of different races working together to complete their craftwork activity. The school also leveraged on an e-card platform (kudoboard) to post the pictures of the students’ completed craftwork, together with a Chinese New Year Greeting and reflection of their experience of completing the activity with their classmates.
The school would like to take this opportunity to thank our staff, students and parents for their support as we celebrate our diversity and edify our Yangzhengnites to learn about national identity and harmony in a fun and uplifting way.
